Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
Contact
Dónall Patton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/procurement/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Campus Security Services
Reference number
QUB/2703/25
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79710000 - Security services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Queen’s employs a Security Service that works on a 24 hour, seven days a week basis.The Security Service consists of an in-house Security Team by day; supported by a specialist Security Service contractor by night. This contract is for the outsourcing element of the University Security Service. New buildings / areas may be added to or removed throughout the duration of the Contract where directed by the University, and as a consequence, the requirements for the outsourced provision may increase/decrease accordingly.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £7,926,884
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79710000 - Security services
- 79713000 - Guard services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
Main site or place of performance
Belfast, Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Queen’s employs a Security Service that works on a 24 hour, seven days a week basis.The Security Service consists of an in-house Security Team by day; supported by a specialist Security Service contractor by night. This contract is for the outsourcing element of the University Security Service. New buildings / areas may be added throughout the duration of the Contract where directed by the University, and as a consequence, the requirements for the outsourced provision may increase/decrease accordingly.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 40
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Contract shall be for an initial period of 3 years, subject to satisfactory annual review, with the option to extend the contract by up to a further 24 months.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-003798
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
QUB/2703/25
Title
Provision of Campus Security Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 May 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bidvest Noonan (UK) Ltd
Edgewater Business Park, 8 Edgewater Road
Belfast, Co Antrim
BT3 9JQ
Penny.morrow@bidvestnoonan.com
Telephone
+44 2890784054
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
National registration number
05049403
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £6,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £7,926,884
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
This authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to Tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (as amended) provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).